2014 Silverado Starting problems

CaptKev · January 23, 2014

My truck is new(79 Miles on it) got it yesterday, today 0 degrees, would not start. Got out the hammer and wrapped on the exhaust and it started. There is some kind of exhaust flap i read about here that has been causing issues! On my way back to the dealer now! Not Happy

chelmer · January 23, 2014

My truck is new(79 Miles on it) got it yesterday, today 0 degrees, would not start. Got out the hammer and wrapped on the exhaust and it started. There is some kind of exhaust flap i read about here that has been causing issues! On my way back to the dealer now! Not Happy

Did it crank when it wouldn't start?

SSimpson8 · January 23, 2014

Partial update here. They had the problem starting it this morning, they said the voltage was normal. They are waiting to hear from GM on the next course of action. Mentioned they might try a new starter. That's all for now.

SSimpson8 · January 23, 2014

GM is looking into starters manufactured in a certain frame to see if it is a problem on their end.

chelmer · January 23, 2014

SSimpson, is it cold where you are at?

mzodarg · January 23, 2014

SSimpson, is it cold where you are at?

OP stated in his initial post that it was zero degrees, I would say yes, it's cold.

chelmer · January 23, 2014

OP stated in his initial post that it was zero degrees, I would say yes, it's cold.

Read OP, nothing about temp there.

Edited January 23, 2014 by chelmer

mzodarg · January 23, 2014

Uh...really "My truck is new(79 Miles on it) got it yesterday, today 0 degrees"

chelmer · January 23, 2014

That's from captKev, not SSimpson, the OP

SSimpson8 · January 23, 2014

Yes was 5 deg Tuesday when it started, -15 yesterday, and 0 today when they had it

SSimpson8 · January 23, 2014

Uh...really "My truck is new(79 Miles on it) got it yesterday, today 0 degrees"

My truck had 50 miles on it

glioma · January 23, 2014

I think I identified what caused my truck to fail starting. I bought a Range V8 and installed it last week. I drove the truck once, and then it stayed parked for 5 days. Then the truck wouldn't start. I remembered the Range V8 and went to their web site to contact them and ask if the unit could cause a battery drain. I found this information on the site:

The Range Device does draw on the vehicle battery during normal operation. If you drive your vehicle daily (or almost daily), then this will not be a concern. However, if you drive your vehicle infrequently (i.e., only on weekends), please remove the device. It is best practice to remove the device if your vehicle will sit for anything longer than 3-4 days.

So I can testify that this is absolutely correct.

SSimpson8 · January 23, 2014

We'll GMs answer for mine is to put a new starter in it. They are overnighting one from Canada and will let everyone know if it solves anything.

kurtg2020 · January 23, 2014

I test drove a 2014 Silverado, took it home overnight, went out the next morning, it would not start, it just clicked would not turn over. Temp was 0F, went out five minutes later, turned the key, turned over a few times then started. My buddy is the sales manager at this dealer and he told me if they keep the trucks in transport mode, they all start no matter what the temp, but if they take them out of transport mode, half of his Silverado's will not start. From my understanding, transport mode turns off all unnecessary electronics on the truck. He also said that his dealer rep from Chevy says most of his dealers are complaining about the same thing. I am getting my new one next week, I hope it warms up and Chevy can come up with a fix for this.